I left my advertising job to create furniture in The Sims 4. I didn't think I could make a living modding &mdash; until I did.

I left my advertising job to create furniture in The Sims 4. I didn't think I could make a living modding — until I did.

Mathilde Lagarrigue for BI

This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Fanny Deroubaix, a 38-year-old self-employed video game modder known online as Syboulette and based in France. It has been edited for length and clarity. Business Insider verified the source's income with documentation.

I left my advertising job to create furniture in The Sims 4. I didn't think I could make a living modding — until I did.

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